18 Healthy And Easy Salad Recipes For Kids

Hang Pham

Salads are a great and healthy way to consume vegetables without effort on cooking them and even spending time. Many parents don’t try and propose salads to their children assuming that kids don’t prefer having salads. Well, it’s true that’s it not very easy to make the kids like salads, yet if you try some tasty and easy recipes, things will be unlike for both of you. Read this article at VKool.com to learn about 18 healthy and easy salad recipes for kids which they will love and enjoy.

The first step is to bring a small water pot to one boil over high heat.

Add edamame and now boil for 5 minutes or until tender. After this, drain and rinse using cold water to prevent them from cooking further.

Combine edamame with oranges, black beans, and pomegranate seeds in one serving bowl.

In a bowl, whisk together vinegar, oil, honey, orange juice, salt and pepper, and then pour over edamame salad.

Sprinkle with basil and green onions and finally, toss once before serving.

17. Roasted Apple And Beet Salad

Ingredients:

flaked hazelnuts (filberts)2 cup

olive oil, divided 1/3 cup

beets 1 lb.

white balsamic vinegar, divided 1/4 cup

honey 1/2 teaspoon

finely chopped shallot 1 tablespoon

salt 1/2 teaspoon

torn crisp lettuce 6 cups (like romaine or little gem)

coarse pepper 1/4 teaspoon

flat-leaf parsley 1/2 cup

2 Pink Lady apples, quartered, cored, and thinly sliced

Procedure:

Preheat oven to 350 ºF.

Place hazelnuts on one baking sheet in one single layer and then bake for 8 minutes, or lightly toasted. Then, set aside.

Turn the oven up to 425 ºF. Put beets on one sheet of aluminum foil, drizzle with a tablespoon of olive oil, fold foil over top plus pinch ends together to enclose fully. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, or till tender as pierced using a fork. Leave it to cool at room temperature.

Trim stem end and after this, rub skins of the cooled beets. Now, cut into thin wedges plus sprinkle with 1 tablespoon vinegar. Set aside.

Combine remaining three tablespoons balsamic vinegar, honey, shallot, salt and pepper in one small bowl and then whisk in remaining 5 tablespoons olive oil.

In a serving bowl, combine parsley, lettuce, and apples; drizzle with dressing.

Add sliced beets and afterward, sprinkle toasted hazelnuts over it.

18. Sicilian Chopped Cauliflower And Broccoli Salad

Ingredients:

1 bunch broccoli (about five cups chopped)

1/2 cup of mayonnaise

1 small head cauliflower (around 5 cups chopped)

2 tablespoons of cider vinegar

2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon of grated lemon zest

2 teaspoons of granulated sugar

1/4 cup of buttermilk

2 teaspoons of finely chopped garlic

1/2 teaspoon of salt

3/4 cup of Thomson raisins

1/4 teaspoon of pepper

1/3 cup of pine nuts, toasted

Procedure:

By hand or using a food processor, finely chop cauliflower and broccoli florets and peeled stems into many small pieces.

In a bowl, combine mayonnaise, lemon zest and juice, cider vinegar, sugar and garlic and then whisk in buttermilk. Now, season with pepper and salt.

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